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Council proposes a $0.49086 FY2022/23 rate, equal to the voter-approval rate, 3-1
On August 2, 2022, with Mayor Ginger Nelson absent, the council voted 3-1 to propose a 2022 tax rate of $0.49086 per $100, on a motion by Councilmember Howard Smith seconded by Councilmember Eddy Sauer. Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell and Councilmembers Sauer and Smith voted yes; Councilmember Cole Stanley voted no. The City's budget book lists $0.49086 as that year's voter-approval rate and $0.39694 as the no-new-revenue rate. The ordinance read on September 6 split $0.49086 into 33.079 cents for operations and 16.007 cents for debt; ABC7 reported that the rate near 49 cents included Civic Center renovation funding. The council adopted $0.40628 in September.[1][2][3][4]
Freda PowellEddy SauerHoward SmithCole StanleyGinger NelsonLaura Storrs
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On August 2, 2022, after a presentation by Ms. Storrs, Councilmember Howard Smith moved to adopt a proposed tax rate of $0.49086, seconded by Councilmember Eddy Sauer. Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell and Councilmembers Sauer and Smith voted aye; Councilmember Cole Stanley voted no; Mayor Ginger Nelson was absent. The motion passed 3-1. [1]
- For
- 3
- Against
- 1
- Absent
- 1
- Proposed rate per 100
- $0.49086 per $100
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The FY2022/23 budget book's rate table lists the voter-approval rate as $0.49086 and the no-new-revenue rate as $0.39694; the prior-year rate was $0.44334. The Ordinance No. 8005 caption read on September 6, 2022 described the $0.49086 rate as $0.33079 for maintenance and operations and $0.16007 for debt. [3][2]
- Voter approval rate per 100
- $0.49086 per $100
- No new revenue rate per 100
- $0.39694 per $100
- Is rate per 100
- $0.16007 per $100
- Mo rate per 100
- $0.33079 per $100
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The minutes of the August 2, 2022 vote do not record a stated reason for the proposed rate or for Councilmember Stanley's no vote. ABC7 later reported that the council had considered a rate of about 49 cents that included funding for Civic Center renovations, a project then tied up in litigation. [1][4]
